Dramatic Reader for Lower Grades

By Florence Holbrook

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• Language: English
• Publisher: DigiCat
• Release date: Aug 1, 2022
• ISBN: 8596547135852

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Florence Holbrook

Dramatic Reader for Lower Grades

EAN 8596547135852

DigiCat, 2022

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A DRAMATIC READER

LITTLE RED RIDING-HOOD

Scene I. — At Red Riding-Hood's Home

Scene II. — In the Wood

Scene III. — Grandmother's House

GOLDILOCKS, OR THE THREE BEARS

Scene I. — Goldilocks in the Garden with her Doll

Scene II. — The Bear Family in the Wood

THE BIRD WITH THE BROKEN WING

Scene I. — In the Woods

Scene II. — Midnight in the Forest

CORNELIA AND HER JEWELS

Scene. — Home of Cornelia

CINDERELLA

Scene I. — Cinderella's Home

Scene II. — Cinderella's Home

Scene III. — The Prince's Palace

Scene IV. — Cinderella's Home

Scene V. — At the Palace

Scene VI. — Cinderella's Home

THE PIED PIPER

Scene I. — The Mayor's Office

Scene II. — Same as Scene I. The Mayor and Councilmen looking out of window

MOTHER GOOSE'S PARTY

Scene I. — Home of Mother Goose

Scene II. — House of Mother Hubbard

Scene III. — Mother Goose and Mother Hubbard at the Tea Table

Scene IV. — At the Party

LITTLE TWO-EYES

Scene I. — Dining Room at Little Two-Eyes' Home

Scene II. — On the Hillside

Scene III. — At Home

Scene IV. — The Hillside

Scene V. — At Home

Scene VI. — On the Hillside

Scene VII. — At Home

Scene VIII. — On the Hillside

Scene IX. — At Home

Scene X. — In the Garden

THE DAYS OF THE WEEK

HÄNSEL AND GRETEL

Scene I. — In the Cottage

Scene II. — In the Forest

Scene III. — In the Wood—Morning

KING ALFRED

Scene I. — In the Castle

Scene II. — Years later, when Alfred is King

Scene III. — In the Peasant's Home

Scene IV. — In the Peasant's Hut

ROBIN HOOD AND THE SAD KNIGHT

Scene I. — In the Greenwood.

Scene II. — In the Abbot's Hall

WILLIAM TELL

A STORY OF SWITZERLAND. A.D. 1307

Scene I. — At Tell's Home

Scene II. — Altdorf: The Market place

TIME AND THE SEASONS

THE GINGERBREAD MAN

Scene. — Home of Little Old Woman

THE GOOD FAIRY

Scene I. — In the Wood

Scene II. — Another Place in the Forest

Scene III. — The Palace of Comus

A DRAMATIC READER

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LITTLE RED RIDING-HOOD

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PERSONS IN THE PLAY—

Little Red Riding-Hood

,

Mother

,

Bird

,

Wolf

,

Miller

,

Grandmother

Scene I.

—At Red Riding-Hood's Home

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Mother. Would you like to go to grandmother's to-day, my child? The sun is bright and the air is warm and pleasant.

Little Red Riding-Hood. Yes, mother, you know I always like to visit dear grandmamma.

Mother. Then you may go. You may carry your little basket, and I'll put some honey and a jar of butter in it for grandma.

Little Red Riding-Hood. Oh, that will be a nice present for her! And may I take her some flowers?

Mother. Yes, dear child. Gather some of those you like best.

Little Red Riding-Hood. Here they are, mother—roses and pansies! Aren't they pretty?

Mother. Very pretty and sweet. Now put on your little red cloak and take the basket. Be very careful as you pass through the wood, and go directly to grandma's house.

Little Red Riding-Hood. Yes, dear mother. Nothing will harm me. All the birds and animals love me and I love them.

Mother. Good-by, little daughter. Give me a kiss and take my love to dear grandmother.

Little Red Riding-Hood. Good-by, mamma: good-by!

Scene II.

—In the Wood

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Little Red Riding-Hood (singing).

Good morning, merry sunshine,

How did you come so soon?

You chase the little stars away

And shine away the moon.

I saw you go to sleep last night

Before I ceased my playing.

How did you get 'way over there,

And where have you been staying?

How pretty it is here in the wood! Oh, what a lovely bed of moss! You must come with me, pretty green moss, to grandma's house. Good morning, pretty bird: will you sing to me this morning?

Bird. Yes, little Red Riding-Hood. I will sing to you because you love all the birds and can understand my song. Soon I'll show you my little birds who are just big enough to fly.

Little Red Riding-Hood. Thank you, dear bird, I shall be glad to see the cunning little things. But now I must hurry to grandmother's with the butter and the honey. Good-by!

Bird. Good-by, little friend! Chirp, chirp; chirp, chirp!

Little Red Riding-Hood. Now the little bird has flown away. I must put this moss in my basket and then hurry along—

Wolf. Ugh, ugh!

Little Red Riding-Hood. Oh! how you frightened me, Mister Wolf! Where did you come from?

Wolf. From my pretty cave, far, far in the dark wood, little girl. What is your name?

Little Red Riding-Hood. Why, don't you know me? I'm little Red Riding-Hood.

Wolf. I'm a stranger in this place, little girl; but I shall know you the next time I see you—ugh, ugh! What have you in your pretty basket, little Red Riding-Hood? It smells like honey.

Little Red Riding-Hood. It is honey, Mr. Wolf. I am taking it to my dear grandmother.

Wolf. Are you all alone in the wood, my child? Isn't your mother with you? Aren't you afraid?

Little Red Riding-Hood. Afraid? no, indeed! Why should I be afraid? All the animals are my friends.

Wolf. Oh, yes, of course they are all your friends! But is it far to your grandmother's house?

Little Red Riding-Hood. No, Mr. Wolf, only about half a mile. You go down this path to the mill and then turn to the right, and the first house you come to is my grandmother's. It's a little red house.

Wolf. Oh, that is very easy to find! But I know a shorter way through the wood. Let us run a race and see who will get there first.

Little Red Riding-Hood. All right, Mr. Wolf. Good-by!

Wolf. Ugh, ugh; good-by!

Little Red Riding-Hood. How fast he runs! I know he will win the race. How surprised dear grandma will be when Mr. Wolf knocks at the door! Now I see the mill. I will sing the pretty mill song we learned in school the other day.

[Begins to sing, then stops suddenly.]

Oh, there is the miller. Good morning, Mr. Miller! Have you seen Mr. Wolf go by?

Miller. No, little Red Riding-Hood. Have you seen a wolf in the wood?

Little Red Riding-Hood. Yes, Mr. Miller, and he said he would race with me to my grandmother's house.

Miller. My dear child, I will call the men who are chopping trees in the forest and they will catch Mr. Wolf. He is no friend of ours, and you must not talk with him, for he is cruel and will do you harm.

Little Red Riding-Hood. Will he? Then I will never say another word to him. But I must hurry on to dear grandmother's.

Scene III.

—Grandmother's House

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Little Red Riding-Hood. Here I am at